Set up your student account and register

When you set up your student account, you’ll need your student ID, which you’ll find on the correspondence we’ve sent you. Your student ID will look something like this: UP123456. Once you’ve set up your account, remember to check your University email regularly for updates.

When you apply for your student card, you’ll need to upload a passport size photo of yourself, clearly showing your face, with no one else in the picture.

Bring your papers

You'll need your confirmation letter and the letter we sent telling you where to go on your first day. If you're a UK student, we'll send your Welcome Pack before you arrive, so put that in with your things as well.

If you're an international or EU student, bring your offer letter with you and any other important documents. To check what you need to pack, see our preparing to travel pages. For advice on everything from getting a visa to opening a bank account, see our international student help pages.

If we've asked you to give us proof of your qualifications, find and pack those too.

Have your jabs

Make sure you’ve had your injections for mumps and meningitis before you get here.

Think a bit about money

Financial independence is great, but it's a big responsibility too. We recommend bringing enough money with you for your first week, just in case your maintenance loan is delayed. Start thinking about what you'll need to spend your money on in your first few weeks, so you don't overspend. At least not by too much, anyway.

Join a Welcome Group

Sign up to a Welcome Group and meet other students who are into the same things as you. You'll get to know people from across the University in an online network led by a student Welcome Ambassador.

Welcome Groups open at the beginning of September, so you can start talking with other students before you arrive. Your Welcome Ambassador can answer questions and point you in the right direction for more information about living and studying in Portsmouth.

Explore MyPort

The MyPort website has everything you need to know while you settle into university life.

If you want to speak to someone in person, you can visit the MyPort Information Hub on the ground floor of the Nuffield Centre opposite the Students' Union or call them on 023 9284 4444. They're available Monday–Thursday 8:30am–5pm and Friday 8:30am–4pm.

Discover the Students' Union

One of your first visits to the Students' Union will be the Freshers' Fayre, where you can join any clubs or societies you like. The Union will also become an important part of your university life for many other reasons too. It's where you can get your NUS card and where a lot of fun things will happen, of course. But it's also a place where you can get important advice and support.

Get Active

Funded by Sport England, Get Active! consists of more than 50 drop-in sessions and 'learn to' lessons, all at reduced costs and available exclusively to students and staff.

Any questions?

If there's anything else you'd like to know before you start with us, email myport@port.ac.uk.